Lyrics to Complicated Game

This version of Complicated Game was released by Xtc in 1979.

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I ask myself should I put my finger to the left, no
I ask myself should I put my finger to the right, no
I say it really doesn’t matter where I put my finger
Someone else will come along and move it
And it’s always been the same
It’s just a complicated game

A little girl asked me should she part her hair upon the left, no
A little girl asked me should she part her hair upon the right, no
I said it doesn’t really matter where you part your hair
Someone else will come along and move it and it’s
Always been the same
It’s just a complicated game

A little boy asked me should he put his vote upon the left, no
A little boy asked me should he put his vote upon the right, no
I say it really doesn’t matter where you put your vote
Someone else will come along and move it
And it’s always been the same
It’s just a complicated game

They wanted Tom
They wanted Joe
To dress ’em up and stick ’em out on show
They were arrows in a very bad aim
It’s just a complicated game

God asked me should he ought to put his world on the left, no
God asked me should he ought to put his world on the right, no
I said God, it really doesn’t matter where you put your world
Someone will come along and move it
And it’s always been the same
It’s just a complicated
Game

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Xtc has released many songs over the years besides Complicated Game. Xtc released songs from 1978 to 1992 spanning across albums like White Music, Go 2, Drums And Wires, Black Sea, Mummer, The Big Express, Skylarking, Chips From The Chocolate Fireball, and Nonsuch. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Xtc.

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About Lyrics and Complicated Game by Xtc

The lyrics for Complicated Game are defined as the words making up the song released by Xtc in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Complicated Game have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Xtc and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Complicated Game by Xtc if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Complicated Game" means the words set to the music of Complicated Game, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Complicated Game and the lyrics to Complicated Game are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Complicated Game, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.